#A37CC9#A37CC9
#A37CC9 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.119 H 306.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A37CC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 124, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 42%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 38%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.9%, 38.3%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.43, 30.07, -34.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.43, 45.66, 311.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.37% 0.0709 -0.0952) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.37% 0.119 306.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8525, 26.4191, 58.6157) |
| Luminance | 0.2642 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 2.37
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 4.85
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.52
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.49
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.85
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 8.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A37CC9 #A2C97C
analogous
#7C7CC9 #A37CC9 #C97CC8
triadic
#A37CC9 #C9A37C #7CC9A3
tetradic
#A37CC9 #C97C7C #A2C97C #7CC8C9
square
#A37CC9 #C97C7C #A2C97C #7CC8C9
split-complementary
#A37CC9 #C8C97C #7CC97C
monochromatic
#663B8F #8551B7 #A37CC9 #C1A7DB #E0D3ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.34
#A37CC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.28
#A37CC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A37CC9
6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A37CC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A37CC9 | 1.00 | 3.34 | 6.28 | 6.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B8BCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#748DC7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9E8899
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a37cc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 124, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.119 306.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfa2d9',
500: '#a37cc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a37cc9; $custom-light: #bfa2d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a37cc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 124,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270.39,
"s": 41.622,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65369,
"c": 0.1187,
"h": 306.7
},
"luminance": 0.26419
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A37CC9
secondary
#D0DEC3
accent
#B53172
background
#FBFAFD
surface
#F7F3FA
border
#D0CDD3
text
#120F14
muted
#817F83